OneRepublic have provided a pretty good album in 'Native' - but the biggest problem they faced was ruining songs that had the potential to be amazing by adding too many effects onto the vocals, overlayering and autotune are both things that this album did not need - and ultimately ended up dragging the entire rating of the album down. Some songs were boring and sounded like simple rehashes of other songs, whilst there were also some very high moments in the album in the form of Counting Stars, If I Lose Myself, Au Revoir and Life In Colour.

Being all honest and everything I feel Onerepublic can be rather predictable and boring but they have tried to branch out with this offering but it still feels as they're stuck in limbo and haven't really taken that next step in their short career.You would think with Ryan Tedder's potential they'd be slaying the world over every time they hit the radio.The album itself starts off solidly with the two lead singles then starts to hit rock bottom towards the end.Just when you think you can't hear anymore they hit gold with 'Can't Stop' & 'Au revoir' (probly their best offerings since 'Stop & Stare' imo) and follow with the current single.

Considering that I had listened to a fair amount of this album, I thought I'd give the whole album a listen through.

It never really seems to get out of typical OneRepublic territory, and that doesn't bother me for the most part. However, OneRepublic is only an band that I can only just like with the type of music they produce, and not a band that I can "love".

The songs are mostly of a good quality throughout the album, but the lyrics can annoy at times. I've heard people say that they've got great lyrics, but the lyrics themselves can be grating on me sometimes. For example, in "Counting Stars", Ryan Tedder sings "I feel something so right/By doing the wrong thing/And I feel something so wrong/By doing the right thing". It just feels a bit too simple at times, and having heard this song on the radio a lot earlier this year, it just got to me.

Upon listening to the entirety of this album, it seems that they're condemned to never create a song of the sheer brilliance "Apologize" again. Maybe they need Timbaland's to mix each song to be able to do so.

Also, I remember hearing a radio presenter saying that OneRepublic were "one of the best bands of all time" and that this album is one I "must" listen to. I know not to take that guy seriously.

Quite a solid album. While I did enjoy it better then Dreaming Out Load I found it slightly inferior to Waking Up. It starts off strongly with the best track on it Counting Stars then Feel Again and What You Wanted but then nearly half way through the album I was getting bored with 3 average tracks in a row but then it picks up again with other highlights Au Revior, Burning Bridges, Preacher, Don't Look Down and Life In Color. 4 - 4.5.

I've never been a huge fan of OneRepublic but I've been impressed with the singles from this album and I wasn't totally dreading the thought of listening to this album - now that I've listened to it, I actually quite enjoyed it. The singles are good, but there are some nice atmospheric sounds with songs like 'Au Revoir' and 'Preacher'. Ryan Tedder is lyrically and vocally on and off, and both have the ability to bring down the quality of the songs (see Something I Need and Light It Up) but I actually really enjoyed it and am glad that they tried something new here.